Tottenham: Daniel Levy ‘forced out’ as main reason for shock exit revealed amid clear takeover verdict

A new report has revealed the real reason behind Daniel Levy’s shock exit from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur after 25 years at the club.

On Thursday evening, it was announced that Levy is ‘stepping down’ from his role as the Executive Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur.

Levy‘s exit is part of a huge overhaul at Spurs, with it also revealed that Peter Charrington has replaced the now-former Executive Chairman and ‘will step into the newly created role of Non-Executive Chairman’.

63-year-old Levy did not reveal the reason for his exit in a statement on his departure, though he did admit that it “hasn’t always been easy” at Spurs.

“I am incredibly proud of the work I have done together with the executive team and all our employees,” Levy explained.

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“We have built this club into a global heavyweight competing at the highest level. More than that, we have built a community.

“I was lucky enough to work with some of the greatest people in this sport, from the team at Lilywhite House and Hotspur Way to all the players and managers over the years.

“I wish to thank all the fans that have supported me over the years. It hasn’t always been an easy journey but significant progress has been made. I will continue to support this club passionately.”

Now, a report from Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold for Football London claims Levy’s exit from Spurs ‘is believed to be the final piece of the jigsaw of plans from the club’s owners to push the north London outfit on to bigger things with a fresh approach and more silverware’.

Levy is said to have been ‘forced out’, with ‘Spurs owners ENIC seeing through a summer of change and bringing fresh blood to the leadership of the club that they believe will push it to greater heights going forward’.

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Regarding reports of a potential takeover, Gold explained:

”football.london understands that the Lewis family currently has no plans to sell the club and that is why they have been pushing through plans to alter the structure at Tottenham to become a more modern one with a CEO.

‘While Levy was seen by many as a part owner running the club, the new direction is more one of the owners looking to back it rather than run it.’

On Levy’s exit, Spurs legend Paul Robinson leapt to his defence as he “always had the best interests of the club at heart”.

“There’s going to be mixed feelings amongst the the fans about Daniel,” Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“He’s been the front of ENIC for a number of years and has been responsible for how the money’s been spent. He’s faced his share of criticism but I think when you look at the business side of things, you can’t take that away from what he’s done.

“The criticism that he will be always be faced with is the investment being used correctly on the pitch. It’s a really strange time. I don’t know why they’ve chosen now, a couple of games into a new season. But there’s going to be interesting times ahead. The legacy that Daniel leaves, everybody will think about the stadium and the training ground but also the underachievement on the pitch. There will be mixed emotions but he can certainly hold his head up high on the business front.

“He got in ‘win now’ managers with the like of Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho. But the question is did he back those managers with the right players and with the cash? Was it his decision or was it from the ownership of the club?

“Tottenham have spent over the years but maybe not in the right areas at the right times. I think he’s looked to give the fans what they wanted with the managers but hoping that they can work miracles with a squad that wasn’t capable of winning anything.

“He’s always had the best interest of the club at heart. I can’t speak highly enough of him.”